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Montgomery (personal) is listed as active for Sunday's game against New England.

Montgomery was excused from Friday's practice for personal reasons, but he's not among the Jets' Week 3 inactives and will thus be able to handle his change-of-pace duties behind Le'Veon Bell. It's a role that yielded him five carries for 29 yards and three catches for 15 yards through two games.

Agholor is poised to serve as the Eagles' No. 1 wide receiver Sunday versus the Lions with DeSean Jackson (abdomen) and Alshon Jeffery (calf) inactive, Chris McPherson of the team's official site reports.

Agholor will operate out of the slot while rookie J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Mack Hollins work as outside receivers. After Jackson and Jeffery departed early Week 2, Agholor racked up 11 targets, turning them into eight catches for 107 yards and one touchdown. Agholor's primary competition for looks from Carson Wentz will be tight end Zach Ertz.

Bellamy (shoulder) is listed as active for Sunday's game against New England.

With Demaryius Thomas (hamstring/knee) inactive, Bellamy is in line to serve as the Jets' No. 3 receiver Sunday behind Robby Anderson and Jamison Crowder. He's a speculative fantasy play in Week 3, however, with Luke Falk starting at QB for the Jets against a rugged New England defense.

Shepherd (hamstring) will make his regular season debut Sunday against the Broncos.

The rookie wideout has been on the shelf with a hamstring injury through Weeks 1 and 2, but Shepherd will finally get a chance to suit up in Week 3. According to Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Shepherd will effectively take on the role previously occupied by Jake Kumerow, who is on the sidelines this week due to a shoulder injury. Kumerow had seen just seven offensive snaps while serving as wide receiver No. 4 over the first two weeks, so unless an injury were to occur above Shepherd on the depth chart, the ceiling here appears limited.

Lacy was waived by Detroit on Saturday.

Lacy was waived in favor of Marvin Hall, who was promoted from the practice squad Saturday in a corresponding move. The second-year pro played in each of Detroit's first two games this season, but he was unable to record any statistics.

Ward has been promoted to the Eagles' 53-man roster.

With DeSean Jackson (abdomen) out this week and Alshon Jeffery (calf) still iffy, Ward gives the team some added wideout depth for Sunday's game against the Lions. The team's top healthy options at the position are currently Nelson Agholor, Mack Hollins and J.J. Arcega-Whiteside.

Brown hauled in one of his five targets for four yards Week 3 against Jacksonville.

Brown was the second-most targeted Titans receiver but failed to convert that into production. Positively, he was on the field for a season-high 40 snaps, 50 percent of the team's total. Though the output was disappointing, it appears that Brown is set to continue to increase his role on the offense as his rookie season progresses.

Smith (ankle) will not play Sunday in Seattle, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.

Meanwhile, Ted Ginn (thigh) is set to play after returning to a full practice Friday. The Saints will turn to Austin Carr or Deonte Harris as their No. 3 receiver in the first game with Teddy Bridgewater (and/or Taysom Hill) playing quarterback.

Bellamy (shoulder) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at New England.

Bellamy managed back-to-back limited listings on the injury report to wrap up Week 3 preparations, but the showings weren't enough to clear him for action. That decision will be made about 90 minutes before Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. If he's active, Bellamy is the most likely candidate to be the Jets' No. 3 receiver in place of the doubtful Demaryius Thomas (hamstring/knee) behind Robby Anderson and Jamison Crowder.

Dorsett should take on more responsibility in the New England offense following Antonio Brown's release Friday, Nick Underhill of The Athletic reports.

The Patriots return to their Week 1 alignment with Dorsett joining Julian Edelman and Josh Gordon in three-wide formations. Dorsett won't have many games like his two-TD performance in the season opener, but the 84.3 percent snap share from that contest is replicable. He gets a tasty matchup Sunday against an injury-plagued Jets defense.